The Mark Gill-directed film follows the iconic singer’s childhood years as a working class boy in Salford, Manchester, and the festival’s creative director, Mark Adams, said of the film: ‘Morrissey is definitively one of Britain’s most iconic artists, and we are delighted to be exploring the enigma of his incredible life story on closing night with the world premiere of England Is Mine.’

The film stars Jack Lowden as Morrissey, and the film reportedly culminates with his fateful introduction to co-writer and guitarist Johnny Marr.